- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1385
Burton, Cherie Ann
(1968 – )- Occupation Clerk, Parliamentarian, Political staffer
Summary
In 1999 Cherie Burton was a successful ALP candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Kogarah. This was the start of her solid parliamentary career, culminating in her appointment as Parliamentary Secretary in 2003 and Minister for Housing and Minister assisting the Minister for Health in 2005, positions she held until 2007. She retired from the State Parliament before the 2015 election.
Details
Cherie Burton grew up in the outer western Sydney suburb of Minto on a public housing estate. She finished her education at Narrabeen High School in 1986 and went on to work as a clerk, union official for the National Union of Workers, and senior advisor to Premier Bob Carr. She was a delegate to the annual conference of the ALP from 1990.
Cherie is the patron of various local organizations, including the St George Sutherland Women’s Cricket Club and the Waratah Soccer Club. She is a member of the World Society for the Protection of Animals and the Institute of Public Administration.
Published resources
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Site Exhibition
- Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html
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Resource
- Trove: Burton, Cherie Ann (1968-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-759064